The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-15


in the streets. In almost every cafe, grocery
shop or store woman keeps the books. Most
of the clerks are girls. saw old women spadng
in gardens and chopping wood. But l have not
vet seen girl waiter in any hotel or cafe. Men
sell papers the street; so dc women, but
have not seen a newsbov or bootblack. Whan I
read that Paris consumes 6f:.y gallons of wine
per capita year, l saw why every third door
was wineshop and who made the communists.
| never saw such a population as one meets on
the streets away from the richer parts of the
city. The women mostly go bareheaded. Many
of them and many man wear wooden sh oes.
Their clothes of the cheapest stuff patched
and darned, but clean; that is the saving virtue"
THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
The FIVE commissioners to have charge of the
construction of the soldiers monument are,
under the law providing for the work, to be
appointed not later than thirty days after the
approval Of the act. The appointments are TO
be made by the Governor, Secretary, Auditor
and Treasurer of State; but, while there are
many applications, no action has as get been
taken in regard to them. Not less than two of
the commissioners shall belong TO each of the
two leading political parties in the State
George j. Langsdale, of Greencastle; Gen. T.
w. Bennett. of Richmond; John L. McMastsr,
W. II. English, George W. Johnston and Gen.
George F. McGinns, of this city. and D. A. Nc
Collum. of LaPorte, are being urged for places
on the board.
COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED.
The executive committee of thescitizens' one
hundred met yesterday afternoon in private ses
sion at the office of William Henderson. While,
of course not informed as to what testimony is
being brought out by the grand jury, the COM
mittee feels confident that with the information
of new witnesses that has como to it since the
Van Buren, inquiry, the grand jury can hardly
| fail to find All indictment against at least four
and perhaps as many as eight of the men who
mulitated the tally sheets. From the great
number of witnesses that are being brought be-
| fore the grand jury in this celebrated case, it
| may be the inquiry cannot be concluded this
month. In that case it will be continued next
| month, in order that all the testimony may be
| got in.
THE TUNNEL IMPROVEMENTS.
Advertising for bids for rebuilding the tunnel
| on South Illinois street has been delayed for
some days, owing to disagreement between the
attorneys of the Union Railway Company and
the city as 10 which party was the proper one to
let the contract Yesterday the attorneys had a
conference at which V. r. Malott. general man
ager of the Union Railway Company. was pres
| emit. Learning that if the city advertised for
| the work it would be some eight weeks before
| the contract could be let, under the city ordi-
nances regulating such proceedings, Mr.. Malott
| assumed all responsibility in the matter. The
|
contract. Work, it is thought will begin on the
| tunnel improvements within two weeks. Mr..
| Malott says an eight weeks delay In the matter
would probably prevent its completion the pres
| ent year.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last
night the action of the Council in various mat
| ters was concurred in. The question of selling
property belonging to the city on Fifth street a,
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| the committee on streets and alleys.
Mr.. Pritchard offered an amendment to the
market ordinance that the market master be in
structed that soon the stalls in the nec
| market-house are completed, he lease them al
| once and not wait until the first of June
Adopted The ordinance was then taken uE
and passed. A petition received erom the bar
berS, protesting against employees IA the fire de
partment clipping hair of men and boys was re
ferred to the fire committee with power to act
The ordinance extending for five years the
| period of time for which the Indianapolis Brush
| Electric-light and Power Company was invested
with certain rights and privileges. was taken VI
| and passed.
| WASHINGTON STREET PAYMENT
At meeting of Washington street property
owners last November. to consider the subjec
of a new pavement for that thoroughfare
various materials were suggested and discussed
and a committee was appointed to Investigate
and recommend to future meeting what ma
terial should be adopted. This committee, con
sisting of S. T. Bowen, James NJ. Bradshaw an,
]. H. Baldwin, has inspected pavements AM
material in various places. and report will b
had from 1t at an early date. The COMMITTEE
went to Illinois to examine the pave
ments of hard burned brick now bein
adopted by number Of cities. The Society o
City Engineers, recently convened in Chicago
in discussion and reports upon material TO
street paving. highly recommended brick. L
Bloomington ILL.,, these pavements have bee
in use, it is claimed, for ten years, and afte
testing all other materials their city enginee
reports I'VE have adopted hard burned brick
exclusively for street-paving, believing Their
better than wood stone asphalt"